The Hidden Mist Blacksmith, forging the glory of the Ninja Sword Style!

The error margin for hand-polishing is extremely low.

However, because the halberd shaft is quite long, this will take some time.

Uehara Shuu spent the entire day polishing the halberd shaft.

At noon, Haruko Biwa delivered lunch to the entrance of the forging workshop.

Qing stood guard at the door.

After Uehara Xiu stopped, Qingcai knocked on the door.

By the time Uehara Osamu finished polishing the halberd shaft and walked out of the forge, it was already evening.

The sky grew dark.

Two figures came into Uehara Shu's line of sight.

One is Ringo Yuri.

The other one is Kaguya's Spring Water.

"Yuri Yuri."

"Uehara-senpai."

Kaguya's spring bows its head.

"Your Excellency, Minister."

Uehara Osamu nodded slightly.

"Kaguya's Spring, right?"

"Yes, Your Excellency."

Are you instructing Yuri's training?

Kaguya's spring water answered.

"Before Juzo left, he told me that if it was convenient for me, I would like to give Ameyuri some guidance."

Uehara Osamu nodded.

"It's regrettable what happened to the Kaguya clan, but people always have to look forward. Your Kaguya clan will definitely get better and better in the future, so don't dwell too much on the past."

"Yes, Minister."

"Go."

Kaguya Izumi returned to her post.

Daejeon is receiving treatment at the medical department.

The number of members in the forging department's guard team then increased to thirteen.

However, for now, thirteen is barely enough.

The entire forging department's guard team.

Ao is currently a Jonin, but because he possesses the Byakugan, his value is higher than that of a typical Jonin.

Kaguya Izumi, a special Jonin.

Ota, Jonin.

The rest are all Chunin.

Uehara Shu is normally a Special Jonin, but if he uses the Nautilus, he can reach the level of a Jonin.

All things considered, this is quite a force to be reckoned with.

Uehara Shu glanced at Kaguya Izumi's retreating figure.

On Kaguya Izumi's body, Uehara Shu could vaguely see a complex mix of emotions.

Confusion, bewilderment, and hatred

She's like a woman who has just experienced emotional betrayal.

"It seems that the Kaguya clan does not have a custom of intermarrying with other ninja clans; they basically settle down within the clan."

"Kaguya's spring water is most likely the same."

"If the person Kaguya Izumi loved were already dead, Kaguya Izumi's emotions wouldn't be so complicated."

"But the people in the Kaguya clan now have all been selected by the Taketori Neko."

"If she were still alive, Kaguya Izumi's emotions couldn't possibly be that complicated."

"Could it be?"

Uehara Shu's brow twitched slightly, and a guess surfaced in his mind.

"Kaguya's love interest is the Taketori Neko?"

"This explains why Kaguya Izumi's emotions are so complicated."

"Speaking of which, the relationship between Kaguya Izumi and the Taketori Neko is actually somewhat similar to the relationship between Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Itachi, but Kaguya Izumi is much happier."

“Uchiha Izumi was killed by Uchiha Itachi himself.”

"It is said that, before his death, he used illusion magic to give Uchiha Izumi a beautiful dream."

"But who would want this?"

"It's just Itachi Uchiha trying to alleviate his guilt; he's just indulging in self-pity."

"At least the Bamboo Cutter Cat and Kaguya Izumi are still alive."

"And perhaps Kaguya's spring water will reveal the truth in the future."

Uehara Shu averted his gaze.

"Yuri, let's go to the restaurant together."

"Yes, Uehara-senpai."

When the two arrived at the restaurant, Haruko Biwa had already prepared dinner.

Very rich.

Besides shrimp, crab, and fish, there is also stewed beef.

Relatively speaking, the Land of Water has fewer vegetables.

However, there are alternatives.

Fruit and edible seaweed are usually served on the table.

After dinner, Uehara Osamu waved to Ringo Ameyuri.

"Yuri, come on."

"Uehara-senpai."

"Yuri, are you familiar with the members of the guard team now?"

"The first squad is more familiar with the situation, while the second squad is not so familiar."

The first squad is the squad that Qing is in.

The second squad was the one led by Da Tian.

"Tell me your impressions and what you know about them."

As the head of the forging department, the guard team exists primarily for the safety of the forging department.

To be precise, it was Uehara Osamu's safety.

Uehara Osamu naturally wanted to have some understanding of these people.

Even if we're certain these people are trustworthy.

"Sister Quanshui is a very good person and very powerful. She is skilled in physical combat and swordsmanship, and her water escape technique is also good. I just don't know why she is often unhappy."

"Senior Ryoki doesn't like to talk and is skilled in defensive ninjutsu."

"Kaguya Sato, this person trains very hard, but during training, he always grits his teeth, as if someone has offended him."

"He looked like he had a deep-seated bitterness and resentment."

"Perhaps it's because they hate the bamboo cutter cat."

Ringo Yuri guessed.

The next day, Uehara Osamu took out the metal ingot.

"Chakra Fusion Technique!"

"Breathing Exercise Method"

Next comes shaping.

Two branches.

One of them is slightly longer and is shaped like a lightning bolt.

The other one is shaped like a curved blade.

As he shaped it, Uehara Shu examined the metal in front of him.

"A very special metal."

"It's not very hard, but it's very ductile."

"It should have good electrical conductivity."

"Under my forging, the toughness has been improved to a certain extent. Quenching can be done using a more extreme ice-water quenching method, which the metal itself can withstand."

"But not to the point that it would be too brittle like ordinary metal."

Once the halberd blade and shaft are completed, the lightning-struck blade is considered mostly finished.

The remaining issue is assembly.

Day four of forging.

Uehara Osamu finally completed all the steps.